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Re: electronics question
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Wed, 9 Oct 2002 02:21:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Christopher Tracey writes:
> I'm not an electrical engineer...
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> I'm trying to replace a noisy fan in a computer power supply. The fan
> in there is rated at 12v dc, 0.12(or something like that) amps. The
> replacement fan is 12v but 60mA. Would the replacement fan work without
> any problems?
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> thanks
Sure. The voltage would have to match (which it does) so no worries there.
the current ought to be less to not cause any problems. The old fan is
120mA (there's 1000 milliamps (mA) in an amp), so the new one draws half as
much power. It may well be half as strong, or it may be more efficient.
Either way, it'll function without blowing up something in the supply. It
may not, however, provide as much cooling. If you can find a fan that would
match both current and voltage, it'd be better.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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| (...) I believe the new fan is more efficent (it's a high-quality Papst fan). The specs say it moves the same amount of air as the old one. Thanks for your advice! -chris (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| I'm not an electrical engineer... I'm trying to replace a noisy fan in a computer power supply. The fan in there is rated at 12v dc, 0.12(or something like that) amps. The replacement fan is 12v but 60mA. Would the replacement fan work without any (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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